Burn the midnight lamp Down until the dawn, I'll keep watch until I'm sure your coming home. Shadows play and flicker on the bedroom wall They turn into a bad dream overnight, Something could be terribly wrong.

Saw your face in the morning paper, Saw your body rolled up in a rug Chopped up into two little pieces By some thug,

Don't be careless love, Be careless love. But in the morning light When I wake up again You're by my side and that's the way it's always been, But in the dark your mind plays funny tricks on you, Your mind plays funny tricks on you, Your mind plays funny tricks on you,